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With the AS-i safety analog input module BWU2692, Bihl+Wiedemann has developed a control cabinet module in IP20 with which it is possible to safely monitor and evaluate analog process values such as temperature, pressure and flow.
read more...Can smartphones and tablets replace tried-and-tested machine control systems? And if so, what conclusions can be drawn from this for classic automation?
read more...WEKA FACHMEDIEN summer night party
This time, WEKA FACHMEDIEN's traditional summer night party took place at the 'Haus der Kunst' in Munich. So it was only natural to find out what the electronics, automation and IT industry understands about art.
read more...Siemens is establishing the 'next47' unit on October 1, 2016 to promote disruptive ideas more strongly and advance new technologies more quickly. The Group intends to bundle its commitment to start-ups in this unit. 1 billion euros will be available for this in the first five years.
read more...The sixth edition of SPS IPC Drives Italia came to an end on May 26, 2016. According to the organizers, the number of exhibitors and visitors at the three-day trade fair far exceeded the already optimistic expectations.
read more...According to a study by McKinsey and VDMA, new business models based on data will account for over 10% of turnover in the European mechanical engineering sector in 2020. So far, the figure is 3%. The study lists the success factors and trends in the industry.
read more...Cyber-Physical Systems - CPS for short - play an important role in the context of Industry 4.0 and IoT. But how can the proven formal design patterns of automation be combined with the underlying cooperative control concept?
read more...Today, industrial control systems are often programmed in accordance with the international standard IEC 61131-3. What are the latest developments in this area? And what do future specifications look like with regard to the realization of Industry 4.0 architectures?
read more...Keith D. Nosbusch, CEO of Rockwell Automation, has published the figures for the second quarter of 2016. According to the figures, the provider of industrial automation and information solutions recorded a 7.1% drop in sales to USD 1.4 billion compared to the same quarter of the previous year.
read more...VDMA Vice President Carl Martin Welcker confirmed his association's forecast that the mechanical engineering industry in Germany is only expecting real production to stagnate this year - as was the case last year.
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